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Islamic paintings of the Prophet Muhammad are an important piece of history – here’s why art historians teach them

January 12, 2023 No Comments

Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, recently dismissed Erika López Prater, an adjunct faculty member, for showing two historical Islamic paintings of the Prophet Muhammad in her global survey of art history. Following complaints from some Muslim students, university administrators described such images as disrespectful and Islamophobic. While many Muslims

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Why you should give the gift of mindfulness this New Year

January 5, 2023 No Comments

The start of another year can feel magical to many of us. Even though the days remain short and dark, the flip of the calendar can make it seem new beginnings with new resolutions are possible. Mindfulness scholars and teachers like me call resolutions “habit breakers,” as they can overcome

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On New Year’s Day, Buddhist god Hotei brings gifts and good fortune in Japan

January 5, 2023 No Comments

The new year brings a fresh start, symbolized in some cultures by the cherubic baby New Year who replaces the old year that has come to a close. In Japan, the roly-poly god Hotei, who is often identified with Santa Claus, ushers in the new year along with six other

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Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy

January 4, 2023 No Comments

Benedict XVI leaves behind a complex legacy as a Pope and theologian. To many observers, Benedict, who died on Dec. 31, 2022 at the age of 95, was known for criticizing what he saw as the modern world’s rejection of God and Christianity’s timeless truths. But as a scholar of

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How female Iranian activists use powerful images to protest oppressive policies

January 3, 2023 No Comments

Images of unveiled Iranian women and adolescent girls standing atop police cars or flipping off the ayatollah’s picture have become signature demonstrations of dissent in the past few months of protest in Iran. In fact, among the Iranian protest photos selected for inclusion in Time magazine’s list of the “Top

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The Catholic view on indulgences and how they work today

December 15, 2022 No Comments

In 1517, the German theologian Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to Wittenberg’s Castle Church door, attacking indulgences, a Catholic practice that, according to church teachings, can reduce or eliminate punishment for sin. Starting in the 11th century, the church offered indulgences to those who joined the Crusades and later sold

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What is ethical animal research? A scientist and veterinarian explain

November 29, 2022 No Comments

A proposed measure in Switzerland would have made that country the first to ban medical and scientific experimentation on animals. It failed to pass in February 2022, with only 21% of voters in favor. Yet globally, including in the United States, there is concern about whether animal research is ethical.

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Halloween without kids and Christmas without Christ take hold in Asia, with uniquely local twists

November 10, 2022 No Comments

Halloween is supposed to be fun, a night to put on costumes and publicly celebrate with friends and strangers. Its traditional past as a festival for the dead lives on mainly in spooky decorations and scary movies. But Halloween horror became all too real this year when a sudden stampede

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Catholic conflicts on marriage continue, even decades after Vatican II

November 8, 2022 No Comments

The past 60 years have been a period of change and reflection for many in the Catholic Church, initiated by the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s and continued by the current synod on synodality. In the autumn of 2021, Pope Francis announced a new synod, an official meeting of

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Mormon church’s celebration of Latino cultures puts spotlight on often-overlooked diversity

November 8, 2022 No Comments

Every November since 2002, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has held an annual show called “Luz de las Naciones,” or “Light of the Nations.” With a cast of more than 500, most of whom are Latino members of the church, the program incorporates music, dancing and spiritual

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Islamic paintings of the Prophet Muhammad are an important piece of history – here’s why art historians teach them

January 12, 2023 No Comments

Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, recently dismissed Erika López Prater, an adjunct faculty member, for showing two historical Islamic paintings of the Prophet Muhammad

 586 Views

Read More »

Why you should give the gift of mindfulness this New Year

January 5, 2023 No Comments

The start of another year can feel magical to many of us. Even though the days remain short and dark, the flip of the calendar

 2,556 Views

Read More »

On New Year’s Day, Buddhist god Hotei brings gifts and good fortune in Japan

January 5, 2023 No Comments

The new year brings a fresh start, symbolized in some cultures by the cherubic baby New Year who replaces the old year that has come

 708 Views

Read More »

Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy

January 4, 2023 No Comments

Benedict XVI leaves behind a complex legacy as a Pope and theologian. To many observers, Benedict, who died on Dec. 31, 2022 at the age

 501 Views

Read More »

How female Iranian activists use powerful images to protest oppressive policies

January 3, 2023 No Comments

Images of unveiled Iranian women and adolescent girls standing atop police cars or flipping off the ayatollah’s picture have become signature demonstrations of dissent in

 138 Views

Read More »

The Catholic view on indulgences and how they work today

December 15, 2022 No Comments

In 1517, the German theologian Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to Wittenberg’s Castle Church door, attacking indulgences, a Catholic practice that, according to church teachings,

 145 Views

Read More »

What is ethical animal research? A scientist and veterinarian explain

November 29, 2022 No Comments

A proposed measure in Switzerland would have made that country the first to ban medical and scientific experimentation on animals. It failed to pass in

 184 Views

Read More »

Halloween without kids and Christmas without Christ take hold in Asia, with uniquely local twists

November 10, 2022 No Comments

Halloween is supposed to be fun, a night to put on costumes and publicly celebrate with friends and strangers. Its traditional past as a festival

 459 Views

Read More »

Catholic conflicts on marriage continue, even decades after Vatican II

November 8, 2022 No Comments

The past 60 years have been a period of change and reflection for many in the Catholic Church, initiated by the Second Vatican Council in

 275 Views

Read More »

Mormon church’s celebration of Latino cultures puts spotlight on often-overlooked diversity

November 8, 2022 No Comments

Every November since 2002, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has held an annual show called “Luz de las Naciones,” or “Light of

 181 Views

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